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Saturday, 15 July 2017

First Muslim same-sex marriage held in the UK

A 24-year-old man has become the first Muslim in the UK to wed in a same-sex marriage.
Jahed Choudhury  attempted to kill himself after being attacked over his sexuality.

Narrating his ordeal, Jahed said he was sent on a religious pilgrimage to change his sexual orientation.
Sean Rogan, 19, spotted Mr Choudhury crying on a beach and went over to comfort him. Now they are married, making headlines on major news outlets across the country.
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Roganplay
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan

Mr Choudhury, from Darlaston, Walsall, said: "This is about showing people I don't care. My family... think it's a disease and can be cured, some of my family still call it a phase.
"I want to say to all people going through the same thing that's it's okay - we're going to show the whole world that you can be gay and Muslim."
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Roganplay
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan

At a low-key ceremony at Walsall registry office, Mr Choudhury wore traditional Muslim attire as he wed Mr Rogan, his partner of two years.
Mr Choudhury said: "I'd not long overdosed and I was crying on a bench and Sean came over and asked if I was okay. He gave me hope at one of my lowest points and he's stood by me all the way.
"I stood out like a sore thumb - I never liked football, I preferred watching fashion shows on TV. I remember feeling trapped."
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Roganplay
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan
He added: "It went all over school, people would spit on me, empty the rubbish bins on me, call me a pig and the Muslim people would shout 'harum' - which is a very nasty insult in my language."
He said: "I'd been viciously attacked by Muslim boys, my mosque told me non-Muslims were not allowed in.
"I tried killing myself and I then met Sean. The housing association got us a house in a week and we've been living together ever since. I proposed on Sean's birthday last June."
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Roganplay
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan

Mr Choudhury said he has post-traumatic stress disorder, meaning he struggles to face people alone and cannot work.
But now he has taken a significant step forward for both the Muslim and LGBT communities.
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Roganplay
Happy couple, Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan

He added: "We're going to have a big party in Darlaston and go to Spain for a week on holiday."
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